Environmentalist David de Rothschild plans to take to the open seas in a boat/raft made from discarded water bottles. The journey, entitled “The Plastiki Expedition,” is being undertaken to highlight environmental problems around the world, including the Eastern Garbage Patch (a patch of accumulated plastic garbage in the Pacific Ocean that is twice the size [...]
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[ October 1st, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]Plastiki Expedition to Take to the Open Seas on a Craft of Discarded Water Bottles
iBike Console is Cool… But
The iBike Console has a lot going for it. It is essentially an iPod dock for your bike that will allow your iPod Nano to do some pretty cool stuff, like display typical cycle computer information. It also comes with a set of controls that you can handle relatively safely whilst on your bike and [...]
Video: Homemade Human Catapult Action - Don’t Try This at Home
Reader Seth sent us in the link to a video of some homemade human catapult craziness. It looks like awesome, dangerous fun; though I did note that at least one of the catapultees was wearing a Gath helmet to protect his crazy noggin.
DIY: Hot Dog Bun Griller
Why is it that people will go to all kinds of effort to produce the most deliciously grilled dogs and then eat them off stale, untoasted buns. It ruins the effect, but then you do have to make some sacrifices for eating outdoors. Then I came across this clever little project on Evil Mad Scientist [...]
Video: Preparing for Burning Man
The infrastructure for the hot, sweaty and sometimes naked experience known as Burning Man is currently being prepared. If you want to have a look at some of the work that goes into a project like this and the sheer scale of Burning Man, then check out the video. [Current via Boing Boing, MAKE]
